Showcase your institutional partnerships with China at the 2018 British Business Awards

Summary

As the British Council in China prepares to celebrate its 40^th anniversary next year, we are proud to sponsor the Education Intuitional Partnership of the Year Award at the 2018 British Business Awards. Creating educational opportunities sits at the heart of our work and we are committed to supporting collaboration between the UK and China and highlighting the excellent work happening in this field.

The Institutional Partnership of the Year Award is aimed at UK higher or further education institutions that have partnered with a Chinese education institution and delivered a significant impact in the last 24 months. This is a great opportunity for UK institutions that are actively engaged with China to be recognised for their contribution to UK-China education collaboration and to raise awareness of their success in doing so amongst audiences in the UK and China.

Applications for the Education Institutional Partnership of the Year Award are now open and will be accepted until 14 September 2018. Please visit www.britishbusinessawards.cn/enter-the-awards/ for more information and to submit an application.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligibility is restricted to UK higher and further education institutions who are listed on the UKVI Register of Licensed Sponsors (Tier 4).
• Partnerships must have started no earlier than 2015.
• Nominations must be endorsed by the applying institution’s Vice-Chancellor or College Principal. 

Application Process

• The awards will be determined through the following weighting: 40 per cent judging panel (interview), 30 per cent advisory panel, and 30 per cent public vote (on WeChat).
• Applications close on 14 September 2018, with judging and public voting taking place over the month of October. The award evaluation process will be independently audited.

Judging Criteria

A panel of judges will interview all applicants based on the below criteria:

• Has the collaboration led to other projects or a long-term partnership?
• Has the collaboration enhanced the UK institution’s international profile and contributed to the Chinese partner’s internationalisation?
• Has the collaboration made a significant contribution to local and regional development in the UK and China?
• Has the collaboration had a significant impact and exceptional performance in at least three of the following areas?
  • Teaching
  • Graduate employability
  • Student experience
  • Industry links
  • Alumni relations
  • Academic development
  • Civic engagement
  • Research and innovation

Timeline

The awards will be presented at a gala dinner in Beijing on 15 November 2018 with nominees, dignitaries, and industry leaders in attendance.

Please visit www.britishbusinessawards.cn/enter-the-awards/ for more information and to submit an application.

Please contact ies.china@britishcouncil.org.cn if you require additional information.

About the British Business Awards

The British Business Awards 2018 is organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in China. The event is proudly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Trade, the China-Britain Business Council, the Confederation of British Industry, the British Council, the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, the British Chamber of Commerce in Guangzhou, and the British Chamber of Commerce Southwest China.

The British Business Awards was founded in Beijing in 2008 and is a biannual event. The event alternates every two years between being hosted in Beijing and Shanghai. Over the decade of its existence, the British Business Awards has celebrated and recognised dozens of British businesses from a wide variety of sectoral backgrounds. This year’s award ceremony will be hosted in Beijing and will take place in November.

Over the last ten years the British Business Awards has celebrated positive impact and contribution across eight award categories. This year’s categories include:

• Sustainability Award
• Education Institutional Partnership of the Year Award
• Innovation Award
• Inspiring Women Award
• Belt and Road Award
• Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• Chinese Investor in the UK of the Year Award
• British Company of the Year Award

For the 10th anniversary of the British Business Awards a ninth award category has been included to celebrate British businesses that have made a positive long-term impact and contribution over the reform and opening-up period. The award is the “改革开放 – 40 Years of Opening-Up” Award.

The current confirmed sponsors include Harrow Beijing, the British Council, BP, Knight Frank, KPMG, GSK, and Geely.